Posts from — February 2011

For those who are unfamilar with our MONTHLY SATURDAY SKETCH challenge, here’s what happens:

The rules:

Each Saturday every month a new sketch and inspirational layouts will be posted here on the blog. From these sketches (depending on how many Saturday’s there are), you have that many chances to create a layout of your own and upload it to any gallery of your choice, or in a blog post, facebook page, the Kaisercraft Gallery etc.

Once your layout is complete and uploaded along with the sketch name/number and month, link your layout into the comments section of the approapriate sketch blog post and you’re entry is complete!

Other February Sketches:Sketch 1,Sketch 2,Sketch 3

The deadline:

Comment on this post (or other February sketch posts) with your linked layout before 28th February.

The prize:

1st PLACE: One of Kaisercraft’s new collections (valued at approximately $50).

2nd PLACE: A Kaisercraft scrap pack (including new products) valued at approximately $30.

FEBRUARY SKETCH CHALLENGE #4

Today’s sketch is by Dani Krivan, inspired by this layout:

Our Design Team also had a go at this sketch, first up Vicki Morris:

Layout by Vicki Morris | Materials list: Cardstock & Papers: Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Pixie, Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Fairy Dust, Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Potion, Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – 6″ Paper Pad. Embellishments: Kaisercraft – Wood Flourishes – Flourish Vine,Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Rubons, Kaisercraft – Paper Flowers, Misc netting, string, feathers and leaves, Prima – Blossom Branches – Pistachio.

Layout by Leanne Allinson | English Rose collection – Florence (p596); 6” paper pad (pp835); decorative rhinestone flourish – champagne (rs463); ink – rose (ip712); mini alphas – latte (ma506); paper blooms – dusty pink (f641); wooden flourish – magical butterflies (fl341). Other – machine stitching; black pen; ink – brown.

Good luck!

Hi there – it is Vicki here to share with you my tip for getting organised and back to school with Kaisercraft’s new collection “Class of 87′.

With three children at school this year, I know it is going to be a task in itself to get them to school on time – but then to remember all the school events and who has sports, swimming and choir etc each and everyday is a mission.

So to help me out, I found an old clipboard, and altered this using the Class of 87 Collection – so bright and funky there is no chance of misplacing this!

I then altered some dividers so I have a place to put the calender and a section for all the notices and invitations each of the kids receive.

Add some ribbon and a printed chipboard ribbon – and I should be more organised this year (fingers crossed!)

Altered Clipboard by: Vicki Morris

Materials list: Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Science Project, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Book Week, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Times Tables, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Sports Day, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Rubons, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Printed Chipboard, Misc ribbons, Labelling Machine, Clipboard and Dividers, Black Ink

Hi there

It is Vicki here to share a little Magic with the “Magic Happens” collection from Kaisercraft.

The colours of this range and just gorgeous and are so versatile.  The colours  lend themselves beautifully to create a formal birthday card.

However with fairies galore in the collection, and two little girls in the house, they were perfect for using in those little girl birthday cards.

They were made even more girly by the addition of some bling and flowers

Birthday Cards by:  Vicki Morris

Materials List: Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Topaz, Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – 6” Paper Pad, Kaisercraft – Magic Happens – Printed Chipboard , Kaisercraft – Rubons, Kaisercraft – Paper Flowers, Kaisercraft – Rhinestones (Silver), Kaisercraft – Rhinestone Strips (Pearls), Misc ribbons and flower centres, Kaisercraft – Grosgrain Ribbon (Grape)

Today we’re looking at a couple of older collections, Devonshire and Up,Up & Away.

Now… just because a collection isn’t BRAND NEW doesn’t mean we don’t use them right?

We were reading Cards magazine (visit their facebook page here) the other day… and looked what we stumbled across:

A gorgeous card using our very own Devonshire collection:

6 patterned papers

EM910 Mixed embellishment pack (paper flowers, pearl brads, lace and pearl ribbon)

DC312 Die Cut Elements

For a free Devonshire printable head here!

And another card using our Up,Up & Away collection:

6 patterned papers

CB111 Printed Chipboard embellishments

What projects have you been creating lately using some of Kaisercraft’s past collections?

Hi there.  It is Monika and Vicki here to share with you some cards using the versatile “Class of 87″ collection from Kaisercraft.

Monika says: My brother is a teacher and he had his birthday a couple days back. This was the perfect collection to make a card for him with. I used the Kindergarten diploma to tease him a bit, instead of writing “congratulations” on the card. He is turning 36 and that is why I used the “three” and “six” banners.

Birthday card by Monika Martinson

Items used: Report cards Class of 87 EM958, Paper Pad PP837
Other: Ribbon and button.

Card by Monika Martinson

Items used: Paper Blooms Ruby F636, Paper Pad PP837, Pearl Brads EM933 Soft Blue, Mini Clear stamps CS949 Leaves, Lace EM926 White, Tag CS760

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Vicki says “I like to give the children something special when they achieve and do well – so with this range I thought what a great time to get prepared for their next school reports – fingers crossed they will get used!

I just love the little characters on the “assembly” paper from the Class of 87 collection – perfect for him and her.

While making these I made sure I had one for the teacher as well”!

Cards by: Vicki Morris

Materials list: Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Assembly, Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – 6” Paper Pad,Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Printed Chipboard,Kaisercraft – Class of 87 – Die Cut Elements, Kaisercraft – Rubons, Misc ribbons.